60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy SAE-AISI A7 (T30107) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		10

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		29 to 77

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		2.0 to 2.9

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		5.0 to 5.8

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		81.4 to 87.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.5 to 1.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		3.9 to 5.2